FHSAA Class 2A Region 1 cross country, Friday, November 13, 2026, Cecil Field, Jacksonville.
Bolles won both Class 2A Region 1 team titles at Cecil Field on Friday morning. The girls scored 28 points, 15 ahead of Episcopal. The boys scored 23 and put all five scorers in the top eight.
Sofie Stam of Bolles won the girls race in 17:56.0, 27.2 seconds clear of the field. The boys race went to the Panhandle: Pensacola Catholic sophomore Frederick Gunther won in 15:27.3, 8.2 seconds ahead of Bolles junior Aaron Ches.
The tightest line of the morning was the girls state cut. P. K. Yonge took the eighth and last team spot with 197 points. Pensacola Catholic scored 201.
- Top eight teams and the top four runners not on those teams advance to the FHSAA state meet, Friday, November 20, at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee.
- Full results for every finisher: 2A Region 1 results.
- What we expected: our 2A Region 1 preview.
Girls: Bolles by 15, Stam by 27 seconds
This was the rematch of a one-point district meet, and Bolles made it clear this time. Stam won, senior Palmer Edwards was third in a season-best 18:37.1, and Peyton Hoover (sixth, 18:56.4, a season best), Kavya Patel (eighth) and Valentina Bouras (10th, a season best) finished the scoring for 28 points.
Episcopal scored 43 on Stella Krueger in second, Holland McKinney in fourth, Kate Brice in seventh and Graziana Gowdy in ninth. Their fifth runner was 23rd, and that's where the 15 points went.
Behind the two Jacksonville teams, Wolfson (136) edged Suwannee (138) for third. Fernandina Beach, Florida High and Keystone Heights were next. Then the cut: P. K. Yonge scored 197 behind seventh grader Evelyn George, who was 16th in a season-best 19:41.7. Pensacola Catholic scored 201 and finished ninth.
2A Region 1 girls team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolles 2A | 28 | 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 |
| 2 | Episcopal 2A | 43 | 2, 4, 7, 9, 23 |
| 3 | Wolfson 2A | 136 | 13, 30, 32, 34, 39 |
| 4 | Suwannee 2A | 138 | 14, 18, 22, 33, 64 |
| 5 | Fernandina Beach 2A | 163 | 5, 26, 48, 51, 53 |
| 6 | Florida High 2A | 167 | 21, 31, 36, 37, 60 |
| 7 | Keystone Heights 2A | 169 | 25, 27, 41, 45, 50 |
| 8 | P. K. Yonge 2A | 197 | 16, 46, 47, 56, 57 |
| 9 | Pensacola Catholic 2A | 201 | 29, 35, 40, 58, 61 |
| 10 | Freeport 2A | 274 | 20, 67, 68, 72, 85 |
| 11 | Rutherford 2A | 338 | 17, 71, 91, 101, 103 |
| 12 | North Bay Haven 2A | 360 | 62, 69, 83, 93, 104 |
| 13 | Marianna 2A | 408 | 81, 86, 92, 99, 110 |
| 14 | Chipley 2A | 410 | 84, 88, 96, 100, 102 |
| 15 | Walton 2A | 431 | 94, 95, 97, 98, 107 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Stam ran 17:56.0. Krueger was second in a season-best 18:23.2. Edwards (18:37.1) and McKinney (18:38.4, a season best) were next, and Fernandina Beach sophomore Maya Kovalcik was fifth in 18:42.8.
Four individuals go to state. Eastside senior Bridget Gulledge was 15th in a season-best 19:40.5. Rutherford freshman Lorelai Williams was 17th in 20:05.2, also a season best. Andrew Jackson freshman Sanyia Randolph was 19th in 20:10.5, and Freeport sophomore Ella Ringstad was 20th in a season-best 20:12.0.
West Nassau sophomore Graisyn McCosh was the first runner out. She finished 28th in 20:41.9.
2A Region 1 girls, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofie Stam | So. | Bolles | 17:56.0 |
| 2 | Stella Krueger | Jr. | Episcopal | 18:23.2 |
| 3 | Palmer Edwards | Sr. | Bolles | 18:37.1 |
| 4 | Holland McKinney | So. | Episcopal | 18:38.4 |
| 5 | Maya Kovalcik | So. | Fernandina Beach | 18:42.8 |
| 6 | Peyton Hoover | Jr. | Bolles | 18:56.4 |
| 7 | Kate Brice | Jr. | Episcopal | 18:58.1 |
| 8 | Kavya Patel | Sr. | Bolles | 19:01.2 |
| 9 | Graziana Gowdy | So. | Episcopal | 19:09.7 |
| 10 | Valentina Bouras | Jr. | Bolles | 19:14.4 |
| 11 | Lila McGowan | Jr. | Bolles | 19:23.1 |
| 12 | Eliana Bruneau | Sr. | Bolles | 19:25.0 |
| 13 | Elli Kane | So. | Wolfson | 19:26.3 |
| 14 | Aubrey Johnson | So. | Suwannee | 19:33.0 |
| 15 | Bridget Gulledge * | Sr. | Eastside | 19:40.5 |
| 17 | Lorelai Williams * | Fr. | Rutherford | 20:05.2 |
| 19 | Sanyia Randolph * | Fr. | Andrew Jackson | 20:10.5 |
| 20 | Ella Ringstad * | So. | Freeport | 20:12.0 |
* Goes to state as an individual (not on one of the top eight teams). Individual qualifiers below 15th are listed after the top 15.
Going to state: Bolles 2A, Episcopal 2A, Wolfson 2A, Suwannee 2A, Fernandina Beach 2A, Florida High 2A, Keystone Heights 2A, P. K. Yonge 2A. Individuals: Bridget Gulledge (Eastside, 15th), Lorelai Williams (Rutherford, 17th), Sanyia Randolph (Andrew Jackson, 19th), Ella Ringstad (Freeport, 20th).
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Boys: Bolles by 69, Gunther beats the Bolles pack
Bolles went 2-3-4-6-8: Ches, Aidan Chandler (15:37.5, a season best), Armaan Sharma, Brantley Rigdon (a season best) and Wyatt Cleek. That's 23 points, and 29.4 seconds from first scorer to fifth.
Episcopal took second with 92 behind Grayson Smith, fifth in a season-best 15:57.8. Eastside was four points back with 96, led by Luke Engels in seventh. Wolfson, Suwannee and Newberry came next.
Pensacola Catholic was seventh with 190, Gunther first and then nobody until Mason Pohovey in 26th. Keystone Heights took the last spot with 202. Florida High scored 217 and finished ninth, 15 points out.
2A Region 1 boys team results
| Place | Team | Points | Scoring places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolles 2A | 23 | 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 |
| 2 | Episcopal 2A | 92 | 5, 20, 23, 25, 27 |
| 3 | Eastside 2A | 96 | 7, 13, 19, 29, 35 |
| 4 | Wolfson 2A | 129 | 21, 22, 28, 30, 39 |
| 5 | Suwannee 2A | 151 | 14, 24, 34, 43, 47 |
| 6 | Newberry 2A | 156 | 10, 18, 45, 46, 48 |
| 7 | Pensacola Catholic 2A | 190 | 1, 26, 56, 62, 64 |
| 8 | Keystone Heights 2A | 202 | 12, 32, 51, 59, 66 |
| 9 | Florida High 2A | 217 | 9, 38, 57, 63, 70 |
| 10 | P. K. Yonge 2A | 236 | 31, 44, 52, 58, 71 |
| 11 | Pensacola 2A | 283 | 17, 60, 68, 79, 84 |
| 12 | Destin 2A | 334 | 42, 65, 67, 94, 95 |
| 13 | Marianna 2A | 385 | 33, 73, 101, 102, 106 |
| 14 | Freeport 2A | 400 | 74, 76, 81, 98, 103 |
| 15 | Chipley 2A | 402 | 69, 86, 87, 92, 100 |
| 16 | Rutherford 2A | 472 | 89, 93, 108, 109, 110 |
The orange line is the state cut: the top eight teams go to Tallahassee.
Gunther ran 15:27.3, a season best, and held off three Bolles runners. Ches was second in 15:35.5, Chandler third in 15:37.5 and Sharma fourth in 15:51.9. Smith was fifth.
Florida High sophomore Lawson Phillips was ninth in 16:06.3, and he goes to state as an individual. So do Fernandina Beach junior Malik Ravenell (11th, a season-best 16:25.0), North Bay Haven junior Mason Brain (15th, a season-best 16:33.3) and Pensacola sophomore Max Lynch (17th, a season-best 16:40.7).
P. K. Yonge freshman Aaron Bertrand was the first runner out. He finished 31st in 17:18.0.
2A Region 1 boys, top 15
| Place | Runner | Grade | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Gunther | So. | Pensacola Catholic | 15:27.3 |
| 2 | Aaron Ches | Jr. | Bolles | 15:35.5 |
| 3 | Aidan Chandler | Sr. | Bolles | 15:37.5 |
| 4 | Armaan Sharma | So. | Bolles | 15:51.9 |
| 5 | Grayson Smith | So. | Episcopal | 15:57.8 |
| 6 | Brantley Rigdon | Jr. | Bolles | 16:02.8 |
| 7 | Luke Engels | Sr. | Eastside | 16:03.1 |
| 8 | Wyatt Cleek | Jr. | Bolles | 16:04.9 |
| 9 | Lawson Phillips * | So. | Florida High | 16:06.3 |
| 10 | Watson Dunham | So. | Newberry | 16:16.6 |
| 11 | Malik Ravenell * | Jr. | Fernandina Beach | 16:25.0 |
| 12 | Noah Yara | Sr. | Keystone Heights | 16:25.4 |
| 13 | Griffin Morris | Jr. | Eastside | 16:26.0 |
| 14 | Daniel Stoltzfoos | Jr. | Suwannee | 16:32.4 |
| 15 | Mason Brain * | Jr. | North Bay Haven | 16:33.3 |
| 17 | Max Lynch * | So. | Pensacola | 16:40.7 |
* Goes to state as an individual (not on one of the top eight teams). Individual qualifiers below 15th are listed after the top 15.
Going to state: Bolles 2A, Episcopal 2A, Eastside 2A, Wolfson 2A, Suwannee 2A, Newberry 2A, Pensacola Catholic 2A, Keystone Heights 2A. Individuals: Lawson Phillips (Florida High, 9th), Malik Ravenell (Fernandina Beach, 11th), Mason Brain (North Bay Haven, 15th), Max Lynch (Pensacola, 17th).
How our preview did
Girls: seven of our eight teams made it (P. K. Yonge in, Pensacola Catholic out by four points). Two of our four individuals go as individuals, Gulledge and Williams, and George goes with her team. McCosh was the first one out. Our top pick, Stam, won.
Boys: all eight of our teams made it. Two of our four individuals made it, Phillips and Ravenell. Bertrand was 31st and Andrew Jackson's Dominique Ghee 49th. Our top pick, Ches, was second. Gunther, our No. 2, won.
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About these results
- Times and places are as the timer posted them on TFRRS. FHSAA posts the official state qualifier list after the region meets.
- Team scores count each team's top five finishers; the sixth runner breaks a tie.
- A season best here means faster than any 5K that runner has in our database this fall.
Every finisher is in the full results, and every runner's season is a click away in the Florida XC results database. See you in Tallahassee.
